Article of the Month — For Parents
FEBRUARY 2027DECODING AND COMPREHENSION
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The Simple View of ReadingReading comprehension = decoding × language comprehension. This elegant formula — the Simple View of Reading — helps parents understand why their child might listen beautifully but read poorly, or sound out every word without grasping the story.
For families of students with dyslexia, it's a relief and a roadmap: the comprehension side is often strong, so the instruction should concentrate on decoding — where structured literacy works.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Decoding and language comprehension are separate skills that multiply together.
- Strong listening comprehension with weak decoding is a classic dyslexia profile.
- Progress comes from strengthening the weak strand, not generic 'more practice.'